Durban University of Technology to host inspiring lecture for Mandela Day
Durban University of Technology will be hosting a Virtual Guest Lecture, with activist and businesswoman Mathabo Kunene, the wife of the late Mazisi Kunene, as guest speaker.
THE Durban University of Technology (DUT) International Education and Partnerships Directorate will commemorate the life and legacy of the late President Nelson Mandela, on Tuesday, July 18 at 14:00. This commemoration will be held as a Virtual Guest Lecture, with Mathabo Kunene as guest speaker.
Kunene, an activist, businesswoman, social entrepreneur, community worker and a patron of the Arts, is the wife of the late Professor Mazisi Kunene. Mazisi Kunene was a literary icon, poet and freedom fighter. His literary works were originally written in isiZulu before they were translated into other languages. His two most celebrated works are Emperor Shaka the Great and Anthem of the Decades.
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Philiswa Mncube, the DUT International Student Relations Officer, said the guest lecture will take place after the DUT International Student Organisation (ISO) Clean-Up at Wiggins Secondary School in Mayville, as part of the Mandela 67 Minutes’ campaign and community outreach, where the ISO has partnered with DUT Housing and Residence Life, DUT Green Campus Initiative and Eco Troops Projects.
“Mrs Kunene will navigate and walk us through her time with the anti-apartheid movements in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1976 and 1994 while referring to the events that took place in South Africa with the late President Mandela leading the movement. The Kunene family also led many campaigns outside South African borders, simultaneously carrying out the vision of the late President Nelson Mandela, of a liberated South Africa,” said Mncube.
She further encouraged the DUT community and society at large to join the virtual lecture.
Kunene has been involved in speaking on the work and times of Professor Kunene. She engages in contemporary discussions on all levels with regard to transformation in education, community development and business. She strongly believes in the notion of an Africa that ‘puts an African child first’.
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Her vision is to see the current curriculum matters improve, where students, particularly from rural, peri-urban and other disadvantaged backgrounds, have improved access to education and educational resources.
Also keeping the late President Nelson Mandela’s legacy alive will be the DUT Human Capital Services (HCS) unit which will be visiting Carrington Primary School in Umbilo to donate books. The HCS team will also be painting a classroom and a security guard’s chamber on Monday, July 17 from 09:00 to 15:00.
“As we count down to Mandela Day, in commemoration of this great leader, we would like to contribute to the development of young minds by donating books to Carrington Primary School. We will also be painting a classroom and a security guard’s chamber,” said Buhle Ndawonde, Transformation Specialist under the DUT HCS.
To access the Guest Lecture, tap on the link or paste it into your browser to join – at 14:00 on Tuesday, July 18:
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